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Dunlop pleased to get lightweight machine runout

Ballymoney man managed second fastest time in class on Sunday (21 August)

Michael Dunlop says he was pleased to get a runout on his Lightweight MGP machine during first practice yesterday (21 August).

The 21-time TT winner put in one lap on his MD Racing Honda RS250 after being an early retirement from the Classic Superbike session earlier in the day.

On board the Honda, Dunlop clocked an average speed of 112.611mph, putting him second behind James Hind for the session who managed 114.137mph.

Dunlop told Chris Palmer it's been a long time since his lightweight machine has been run:

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